PEEKABOO SQUIRREL— Brana West took this ‘Squirrel of the Month’ picture with her cellphone recently at Three Springs Park in Westlake Village, where she walks her dogs in the morning. Send your SOTM ...

The reservoir in the Pacific Palisades that was empty for our brave firefighters to use was empty for three years because the liner leaked. This is gross state negligence. We conserve and the thanks ...

The Cowboys are back in town and it looks like they will be returning to Ventura County every summer for the foreseeable future. The Oxnard City Council approved a contract with Blue Star Operations ...

In this edition, emergency medicine department medical director Dr. Faraaz Bhatti answers questions about emergency room visits. Should I call 911 or drive myself into the hospital? If you’re in doubt ...

Amid growing concerns over unsafe behavior by electric bicycle riders and increased enforcement by local authorities against reckless or prohibited riding, one e-bike advocate is seizing the moment to ...

My letter is in response to the two Westlake Village women who witnessed an alleged ICE arrest. You speak of the arrested man as though you knew him. You describe him as a hard-working family man who ...

Your editorial rightly highlights the heavy burden property taxes place on working families. But it overlooks one of the most effective tools once available to ease that burden, the State and Local ...

Ask its residents what they like about living in Oak Park and you will hear many of them say they enjoy the community’s clean open spaces and pristine landscaping. And it was landscaping that was the ...

WAVES, DUDE— Surfer Blaze Roche executes a radical cut-back in the open division of the 11th annual Point Mugu Surf Contest at Naval Base Ventura County on July 26. More than 50 surfers competed in ...

Spraying water cools down Summer Siros of Camarillo during the race, a fundraiser for the Santa Monica Mountains Fund’s internship restoration programs.

The recent ICE enforcement actions and the violent resistance in Camarillo are headline news—both locally and nationwide. Two problems stand out. First, the Biden Administration’s open-border policy ...

Will L.A. learn from the fast-food wage fallout? On April 19, 2024, The Acorn published my letter about the long-term impact of California’s new $20 minimum wage for fast food workers. At the time, I ...